

Overall, the development of his character made both the situation and the decision a lot more serious and gruelling.ģ) “Shoot Kenny or Look Away?” | Episode: No Going Back For example, while he has made some good decisions, he’s also made concerning ones too including his decision to murder Marlon along with his reaction to Abel’s death. In addition to this, the writers did a great job of presenting warning signs around AJ.

Despite being taught by Clementine, I love how AJ determinantly argued against some of her own choices since it contradicted what she taught AJ. While I’ve argued in the past that this choice should’ve been dictated by previous choices instead, the way in which this moment played out deserves a lot of praise. It made every single decision more difficult to make up until this point and it all concluded at the cave where you had to decide whether or not you actually trusted AJ to make the big decisions.

I absolutely loved AJ’s character development throughout the entire season along with the constant reminders that he looks towards Clementine for guidance. Meanwhile, siding with Kenny displays a sense of discouragement and pessimism since you didn’t even check to see if Larry could’ve been saved.Ĥ) “Do you trust AJ?” | Episode: Take Us BackĬoming up next is one the last choices we will ever make in this franchise and it’s also the only time the Final Season will be mentioned in this list. If you attempted to save his life with Lilly, it highlights this idea of clinging on to hope to the extent of which you believed his life could be saved. While his fate remains the same, Larry’s death was perfectly orchestrated and it was a clever way of identifying how different players would act and think if they were in this world. However, on the other hand, Larry’s life could have been saved at that moment if all group members actually tried to revive him. On one hand, if he turned, it could have resulted in the deaths of Lee, Kenny, Clementine and Lilly. Despite Larry’s poor treatment towards Lee, I found this decision difficult to make when taking different factors into consideration. After some of the group gets locked in a meat locker by the St John’s family after their horrifying secrets are revealed, an argument breaks out which results in Larry suffering a supposed heart attack.įollowing this, you’re forced to decide whether you help Lilly try to revive Larry or help Kenny murder him. Kicking off the list is one of the few choices that people continue to debate to this very day. But anyways, let’s get to it…ĥ) “Help Lilly or Help Kenny” | Episode: Starved For Help Chances are you’ll disagree with at least one of my decisions. With that being said, the following looks at my five most difficult choices in Telltale’s The Walking Dead.Īlso, here is your official warning that from here on out everything you read is based on my own opinions. Regarding the franchise itself, there have been many occasions in the past where I’ve struggled to make a decision during a stressful moment as a result of the options on offer. They can play a key role in keeping the player invested in the story or they can even be used to determine what the play is actually like as a person. When it comes to video games like Telltale’s The Walking Dead, choices are crucial.
